Peanut butter bun
A peanut butter bun is a Hong Kong sweet bun found in Hong Kong as well as Chinatown bakery shops.[1] The bun has layers of peanut butter fillings, sometimes with light sprinkles of sugar mixed with the peanut butter for extra flavor.[2] Unlike other similar buns, the shape varies, depending on the bakery.[3]
 | |
| Type | Sweet bun |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Hong Kong |
| Main ingredients | Peanut butter |
| Peanut butter bun | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional Chinese | 花生醬包 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 花生酱包 | ||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | huā shēng jiàng bāo | ||||||||||
| Jyutping | faa1 sang1 zoeng3 baau1 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | peanut butter bun | ||||||||||
| |||||||||||
The dough is made of flour, sugar, water, yeast, milk, and cream. Before putting it into the oven for baking, the bun is often brushed with sugar water in order to develop a nice glaze.[4]
See also
- List of buns
- List of peanut dishes
- List of stuffed dishes
Food portal
References
- "Chinatown's Hong Kong Bakery - Grub Street Philadelphia". Blogs.menupages.com. 2007-12-21. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
- "Peanut butter buns". allrecipes.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
- "justcooking.in - Food Dictionary - Buns - Peanut Butter bun". justcooking.in. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
- "Peanut Butter Bun | Traditional Sweet Pastry From Hong Kong | TasteAtlas". www.tasteatlas.com. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
Hong Kong breads | |
|---|---|
|
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.